IDENTITY CRISIS

This work explores identity crisis as a quiet, internal negotiation rather than a loud rupture. The calm, peaceful woman portrayed with her eyes closed is not disconnected; she is deeply engaged. Her closed eyes signify a deliberate withdrawal from external noise, an act of turning inward to confront the self. In a world that constantly demands visibility and reaction, stillness becomes radical.

Surrounding her, the Zodiac signs reference humanity’s long-standing desire to define identity through external markers—birth months, seasons, celestial alignments, ancestral systems, and spiritual frameworks. Across cultures, people have looked to the stars, to ancestors, or to God for guidance and certainty, seeking answers about who they are and who they are meant to become. Though expressed through different beliefs and symbols, this search is a universal language, quietly shared across time and geography.

The closed eyes stand in sharp contrast to contemporary life, where identity is shaped through endless visual consumption. We are always watching, scrolling, comparing, and searching outwardly for validation and meaning. This work challenges that impulse, suggesting that identity is not something to be found externally, but something remembered internally. Often, the clarity we seek is already within us—waiting for a single, honest conversation with ourselves.